Being a 70’s child I was, like many others, a huge Star Wars nut. Especially when it came to the toys, which were like crack to a young child’s mind. There was a certain buzz in scoring a new Star Wars toy and ripping it free from its packaging that couldn’t be matched by anything else…Everything about the experience was pure bliss…

Comics have played a large part in my life for as long as I can remember. Whether I’m reading other peoples or making my own there isn’t a day that goes by where they don’t enter my mind. So here’s a list of graphic novels that, in my opinion, you should read before you die. I’ve left out the usual suspects that regularly appear on these types of lists (Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, Maus, Batman Year One, etc)…

Your traditional horror character sometimes wears their mask simply to hide their ugly ass face. And quite often these characters get some kind of emotional/psychological strength from these masks. It provides them with a degree of separation from their own humanity, allowing them to commit their horrible acts without remorse…

Lancelot Link, however, is still one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. And before anyone writes in to complain, yes, I know that dressing animals up as humans and making them act like this isn’t a common thing anymore, and is considered by many to be cruel. But I can’t change the past, and it’s not happening anymore, so shut up and let me enjoy this absolute gem of pure whacked out joy…